Ricky Nelson

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive
And when we dance it really comes alive
My love for her's so tender and sweet
My heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
Be-bop baby for me

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

You passed me by one sunny day
Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And oo I wanted you forever more
Now I'm not one that gets around
I swear my feet stuck to the ground
And though I never did meet you before:
I said "Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou
I'm so in love with you
I knew Mary Lou
We'd never part
So Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart"
I saw your lips I heard your voice
believe me I just had no choice
Wild horses couldn't make me stay away
I thought about a moonlit night
My arms about good an' tight
That's all I had to see for me to say

I wanna be loved with inspiration,
I wanna be loved starting tonight.
Instead of merely holding conversation
Hold me tight!
I wanna be loved, I crave affection,
Those kisses of yours, I'd gladly share,
I want your eyes to shine in my direction.
Make me care!
I want the kind of romance that should be strong
And equally as tender.
I only ask for the chance to knowthe meaning
Of the word surrender
I wanna be thrilled by only you, dear,
I wanna be thrilled by your caress.
I wanna find each dream of mine come true, dear,I wanna be loved!
I wanna be loved with inspiration,
I wanna be loved starting tonight.
Instead of merely holding conversation
Hold me tight!
I wanna be kissed until I tingle,
I wanna be kissed, starting tonight,
Embrace me till our heartbeats intermingle,
Wrong or right.
I'm in the mood to adore,
I'm ready for that well known turtle doving,
I'm in no mood to resist,
And I insist the world owes me a loving
I wanna be thrilled to desperation,
I wanna be thrilled starting tonight.
With ev'ry kind of wonderful sensation,
I wanna be loved!

There's a place where lovers go
To cry their troubles away
And they call it Lonesome Town
Where the broken heart stays

You can buy a dream or two
To last you all through the years
And the only price you pay
Is a heart full of tears

Going down to Lonesome Town
Where the broken hearts stay
Going down to Lonesome Town
To cry my troubles away

In the town of broken dreams
The streets are filled with regret
Maybe down in Lonesome Town
I can learn to forget
Maybe down in Lonesome Town
I can learn to forget

There'll never be anyone else but you for me
Never ever be, just couldn't be, anyone else but you
If I could take my pick of all the girls I've ever known
Then I'd come and pick you out to be my very own
A heart that's true and longs for you is all I have to give
All my love belongs to you as long as I may live
BRIDGE: I never will forget the way you kiss me
And when we're not together, I wonder if you've missed me
'cause I hope and pray the day will come when you belong to me
Then I'm gonna prove to you how true my love can be
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
FADE
Mm, mm, mm

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

Sweeter Than You
Ricky Nelson Imperial X5595
(B. Knight) Hilliard Music Co.


I could never be loved by anyone sweeter than you
And I could never belong to anyone sweeter than you
With you to stand beside me I'll never be alone
And what more could I long for than to have you for my own

My only desire is loving you eternally
For no, no other love could ever mean so much to me
So if you say you love me forever I'll be true
And what more could I long for than to live my life {with you}

I could never be loved by anyone sweeter than you
And I could never belong to anyone {sweeter than you}


Transcribed by Little John
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced
above, and are for personal use and research interest only.

Oh, my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time

Time goes by
So slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine

I need your love
I need your love
God, speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea
To the sea
To the open arms of the sea

Lonely river sigh
Wait for me, wait for me
I'll be coming home
Wait for me

Oh, my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time

And time goes by
So slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine

I need your love
I need your love
God, speed your love to me

Young emotions are mixed emotions
For it's a world where love and confusion reign
A world of hope and laughter and tears and pain
At times a gentle breeze in a hurricane
A world full of doubt but love works it out
Young emotions are strange emotions
For though we're brave, sometimes we are so afraid
But knowing there are memories to be made
We'll face each new tomorrow, dear, undismayed
For our love will keep us together
And our love will help us to weather
These young emotions
For though we're brave, sometimes we are so afraid
But knowing there are memories to be made
We'll face each new tomorrow, dear, undismayed
For our love will keep us together
And our love will help us to weather
These young emotions

a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive
And when we dance it really comes alive
My love for her's so tender and sweet
My heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
Be-bop baby for me

I believe what you say when you say you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
Well, there's-a one thing, baby, that I wantcha to know
When you're rockin' with me don't rock too slow
a-Move on in, get toe-to-toe
We're gonna rock till we can't rock no more
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
SPOKEN: Well, let's dig it now.
Well, I believe what you say when you say you don't miss nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
Well, when you kiss me, baby, then you roll your eyes
I get a funny feelin' that I'm hypnotized
Chills run all up and down my spine
I'm tellin' everybody that you're mine, all mine
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), yeah believe (yeah believe)
Oh, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
SPOKEN: Oh, yeah!!
Well, I believe, do believe, yeah believe
Well, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Could I tell you once again somehow?
Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you?
Well darling Im telling you now
Have I told you lately when Im sleeping
Every dream I dream is you somehow?
Have I told you why the nights are long
When you're not with me?
Well darling Im telling you now
My heart would break in two if I should lose you
Im no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling Im telling you now
My heart would break in two if I should lose you
Im no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling Im telling you now

I GOT A FEELING
Ricky Nelson

Well I've got a feeling
That I'm gonna get you
Say I've got a little feeling
That it won't be long
Till I hold you in my arms and, baby,
that's where you belong
Well I've got a feeling
That you think about me
Well I've got a little feeling
and I hope it's true
'Cause nobody else could want you so
and love you like I do

Well I got a feeling
That our love was meant to be
And there's a whole wild world of happiness
Just waitin' for you and me
So why don't you tell me
That you love me only
'Cause I got a feeling
that you really do
And I never had this feeling
Till I fell in love with you

It's late (it's late)
We gotta get on home
It's late (it's late)
We've been gone too long
Too bad (too bad)
We shoulda checked our time
Can't phone (can't phone)
We done spent ev'ry dime

There'll never be anyone else but you for me
Never ever be, just couldn't be, anyone else but you
If I could take my pick of all the girls I've ever known
Then I'd come and pick you out to be my very own
A heart that's true and longs for you is all I have to give
All my love belongs to you as long as I may live
BRIDGE: I never will forget the way you kiss me
And when we're not together, I wonder if you've missed me
'cause I hope and pray the day will come when you belong to me
Then I'm gonna prove to you how true my love can be
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
FADE
Mm, mm, mm

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

Sweeter Than You
Ricky Nelson Imperial X5595
(B. Knight) Hilliard Music Co.


I could never be loved by anyone sweeter than you
And I could never belong to anyone sweeter than you
With you to stand beside me I'll never be alone
And what more could I long for than to have you for my own

My only desire is loving you eternally
For no, no other love could ever mean so much to me
So if you say you love me forever I'll be true
And what more could I long for than to live my life {with you}

I could never be loved by anyone sweeter than you
And I could never belong to anyone {sweeter than you}


Transcribed by Little John
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording referenced
above, and are for personal use and research interest only.

Young emotions are mixed emotions
For it's a world where love and confusion reign
A world of hope and laughter and tears and pain
At times a gentle breeze in a hurricane
A world full of doubt but love works it out
Young emotions are strange emotions
For though we're brave, sometimes we are so afraid
But knowing there are memories to be made
We'll face each new tomorrow, dear, undismayed
For our love will keep us together
And our love will help us to weather
These young emotions
For though we're brave, sometimes we are so afraid
But knowing there are memories to be made
We'll face each new tomorrow, dear, undismayed
For our love will keep us together
And our love will help us to weather
These young emotions

You passed me by one sunny day
Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And oo I wanted you forever more
Now I'm not one that gets around
I swear my feet stuck to the ground
And though I never did meet you before:
I said "Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou
I'm so in love with you
I knew Mary Lou
We'd never part
So Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart"
I saw your lips I heard your voice
believe me I just had no choice
Wild horses couldn't make me stay away
I thought about a moonlit night
My arms about good an' tight
That's all I had to see for me to say

a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive
And when we dance it really comes alive
My love for her's so tender and sweet
My heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
a-Be-bop baby for me
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
a-Be-bop baby
She's the gal for me-ee
I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time
I want that baby to be mine, all mine
A big day's comin' for my baby and me
The day she says she belongs to me
a-Be-bop baby still in her teens just as sweet as she can be-ee-ee
a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby for me-ee
Be-bop baby for me

I believe what you say when you say you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
Well, there's-a one thing, baby, that I wantcha to know
When you're rockin' with me don't rock too slow
a-Move on in, get toe-to-toe
We're gonna rock till we can't rock no more
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
SPOKEN: Well, let's dig it now.
Well, I believe what you say when you say you don't miss nobody else but me
I believe what you say when you say you don't kiss nobody else but me
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), I believe (I believe)
Yeah, I believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
Well, when you kiss me, baby, then you roll your eyes
I get a funny feelin' that I'm hypnotized
Chills run all up and down my spine
I'm tellin' everybody that you're mine, all mine
I believe (I believe), do believe (do believe), yeah believe (yeah believe)
Oh, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me
SPOKEN: Oh, yeah!!
Well, I believe, do believe, yeah believe
Well, believe, pretty baby, believe you're goin' steady with nobody else but me

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Could I tell you once again somehow?
Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you?
Well darling Im telling you now
Have I told you lately when Im sleeping
Every dream I dream is you somehow?
Have I told you why the nights are long
When you're not with me?
Well darling Im telling you now
My heart would break in two if I should lose you
Im no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling Im telling you now
My heart would break in two if I should lose you
Im no good without you anyhow
And have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling Im telling you now

It's late (it's late)
We gotta get on home
It's late (it's late)
We've been gone too long
Too bad (too bad)
We shoulda checked our time
Can't phone (can't phone)
We done spent ev'ry dime

MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT
Ricky Nelson

Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
I can't buy no beer

Well, I went upon a mountain
I looked down in the sea
I seen the crowds and the fishes
Doing the be bop beep
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
I can't buy no beer

Well, I'm standing on the corner
With a bucket in my hand
I'm a waitin' for a woman
That ain't got no man
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
I can't buy no beer

Well, me and my baby
We bought a Ford
And now we sit together
On the running board
Cause my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
Yes, my bucket's got a hole in it
I can't buy no beer

There'll never be anyone else but you for me
Never ever be, just couldn't be, anyone else but you
If I could take my pick of all the girls I've ever known
Then I'd come and pick you out to be my very own
A heart that's true and longs for you is all I have to give
All my love belongs to you as long as I may live
BRIDGE: I never will forget the way you kiss me
And when we're not together, I wonder if you've missed me
'cause I hope and pray the day will come when you belong to me
Then I'm gonna prove to you how true my love can be
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
FADE
Mm, mm, mm

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call,
But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall.

Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh..
She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes,
She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies.

She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part,
And so for the very first time I gave away my heart.

The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me,
She left me with a broken heart and won her victory.

I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see,
The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me.

I been a-waitin' in school all day long a-waitin' on the bell to ring so I can go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone, "Hello, baby, let's get somethin' goin'"
Headin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop,
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news, You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes.
Well, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes, three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks down on the corner of Lincoln and a-Forty-six [Spoken: Yeah!]
I've been a-waitin' in school all day long a-waitin' on the bell to ring so I could go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone, "Hello, baby, let's get somethin' goin'"
Headin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop,
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news, You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes.
Well, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes, three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks, down on the corner of Lincoln and a-Forty-six.
[Spoken: Yeah! Well, let's go now!]
Well, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes, three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks down on the corner of Lincoln and a-Forty-six
You gotta move, start rockin', baby, a rockin', rockin' baby.
Gonna rock all night, rock all night; just wait 'n' see. [Spoken: Yeah!]